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18 August 2008: Morning

By The Morning News —
  • Musharraf announces his resignation as president of Pakistan.
  • Op: Obama is wise to court Saddleback's megachurch; evangelicals provide an antidote to the religious right.
  • When the Cold War ended, many countries had many hopes; upon Russia's invasion of Georgia, perhaps those illusions can be put to rest.
  • Frame by 100th-of-a-second frame, Michael Phelps's photo finish.
  • "I don't know if I'd do it again. But I don't have to." Recalling Spitz's record-setting wins in 1972.
  • Also from 1972: when Mark Spitz visited Doonesbury.
  • The next race is for Phelps's agent, who must transform Olympic gold into cash--while the buzz still buzzes.
  • It means watching live sports you didn't know you were interested in, played by countries you've never been to, at three o'clock in the morning. Anthony Lane in Beijing.
  • Protesting the construction of a new mall, recovering shopoholic, artist spend six months living inside it.
  • Canadian government cuts funding to tour subsidization program, citing Toronto band Holy Fuck's "offensive" name.
  • Neuroimaging study shows words can elicit sympathy, disgust as effectively as film.
  • [The booth] features an image of SpongeBob SquarePants saying, "It don't Gitmo better!" Coney Island's "Waterboard Thrill Ride."
  • Video: "Get Your War On," the animated series.